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  PBY-5 Catalina Bureau Number 08458  
USN
VP-23

Aircraft History
Built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation at San Diego. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as PBY-5 Catalina bureau number 08458.

Wartime History
Assigned to Patrol Squadron 23 (VP-23). No known nickname or nose art.

Mission History
On November 8, 1943 crashed off Tulagi.

References
Navy Serial Number Search Results - PBY-5 Catalina 08458
U.S. Navy Overseas Loss List - 1943
"431108 / PBY-5 08458 / VP-23 / Tulagi"

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Last Updated
November 7, 2022

 

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